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Hundreds of millions of people have been lifted a property by the american economy and the involvement of the world economy. little children are not starving in america either. the heritage foundation reports that a poor child is more likely to have cable tv, widescreen to become an xbox or tivo than to be hungry. according to pew research the u.s. stands head and shoulders above the rest for wealth. fifty-six were high income compared to global standards. only 2% of americans are poor by global...

Hundreds of millions of people have been lifted a property by the american economy and the involvement of the world economy. little children are not starving in america either. the heritage foundation reports that a poor child is more likely to have cable tv, widescreen to become an xbox or tivo than to be hungry. according to pew research the u.s. stands head and shoulders above the rest for wealth. fifty-six were high income compared to global standards. only 2% of americans are poor by global...

90% of catholics in ireland attended mass every week in 1984. in 2011, only 18% of them did. it got us thinking, if religious attitudes in historically pious ireland are changing so dramatically, what does the future hold for religion around the world? if you look at recent trends in the united states, the most christian nation in the world, religion is on the wane. according to a recent report from the pew research center, self-described christians dropped from 78.4% of the population to 70.6% ...

If you look at recent trends in the united states, the most christian nation in the world, religion is on the wane. according to a recent report from the pew research center, self-described christians dropped from 78.4% of the population to 70.6% of the population. a nearly eight-point drop in just seven years. the religiously unaffiliated, like atheists and agnostics, increased from 16.1% to 22.8% over that time. whats more, the decline in christians is happening across the board among the youn...

Themselves as christian fell about eight points from 78.4% to 70.6%. joining me now, senior pastor of the first baptist church in dallas texas dr. robert jeffress. what do you make of that decline? >> well i think the decline is real and megyn, its having an effect not just on christians but all of america, as well. and heres why. for the first 200 years of our country, there was a basic judeo christian foundation to our nation and not everyone agreed with it but everybody benefitted to it. prov...

Ameriprise created the exclusive confident retirement approach. to get the real answers you need. start building your confident retirement today. welcome back. we turn now to a pew poll out earlier this week showing the number of christians in america is falling. over the last seven years the number of people who describe themselves as christian fell about eight points from 78.4% to 70.6%. joining me now, senior pastor of the first baptist church in dallas texas dr. robert jeffress. what do yo...